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gCaptain’s full coverage of the maritime shipping industry, including containerships, tankers, dry bulk, LNG, breakbulk and more.


Friday, September 1, 2023
FILE PHOTO: The Liberian MSC UNITED VIII container ship transits in the expanded canal through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
Shipping

Panama Canal Wait Times Surged in August

Sept 1 (Reuters) – The average wait time for non-booked vessels at the Panama Canal jumped by between 44% and 59% last month as a prolonged drought

September 1, 2023
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Illustration of the Northern Lights liquefied co2 transport ship
Shipbuilding

Northern Lights Carbon Capture Project Orders Third Liquified CO2 Transport Ship

The Northern Lights carbon capture and storage joint venture has placed an order for its third ship that will be used to transport captured CO2 in liquified

September 1, 2023
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A view shows a grain terminal in the sea port in Odesa after restarting grain exports, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine August 19, 2022.
Shipping

Two More Ships Leave Ukrainian Black Sea Port Under Temporary Corridor

KYIV, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Two cargo vessels have left a port near Odesa, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said on Friday – the third

September 1, 2023
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
A worker on a container crane at the Port of Los Angeles
Ports

West Coast Dockworkers Approve New 6-Year Labor Contract

Dockworkers on the U.S. West Coast have voted to ratify a tentative contract agreement reached in June with port employers represented by the Pacific Maritime

August 31, 2023
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Containership berthed at the Port of Los Angeles.Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles.
Shipping

Study Finds GHG Emissions Increase When Asian Cargo is Diverted from U.S. West Coast Ports

A new study has found that climate warming greenhouse gas emissions increase when imported cargo from Asia is diverted away from U.S. West Coast ports to the

August 31, 2023
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An LNG carrier transits through the Panama Canal. Photo credit: Flystock/Shutterstock
Shipping

Panama Canal Shipper Pays $2.4 Million to Skip the Line

By Alex Longley, Ruth Liao and Anna Shiryaevskaya (Bloomberg) — Shippers are having to pay record amounts if they want their carriers to beat a logjam

August 31, 2023
Total Views: 21994

Rendering of the M/S NoGAPS ammonia-powered gas carrier. Image courtesy Breeze Ship Design.
Environment

Cost Gap between Ammonia and Conventional Fuel for Shipping Could Close by 2026, Study Finds

A new analysis from the Global Maritime Forum has found that the cost gap between operating ships on zero-emission ammonia and conventional fuel could be

August 31, 2023
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FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, as it sails in the Strait of Gibraltar towards the port of Algeciras, Spain January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Shipping

Container Shipping Lines Rake In $8.9 Billion Profit in Q2

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The second-quarter results of the major container lines were significantly down from the year before, but nonetheless

August 31, 2023
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Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
Shipping

Kazakhstan Diversifies Oil-Export Routes With Tanker Purchases

(Bloomberg) — Kazakhstan is buying tankers to ship its oil across across the Caspian and Black Seas, the latest sign that central Asia’s largest crude

August 31, 2023
Total Views: 1374

A girl reads a book at a bookstore, which windows are taped in anticipation of typhoon Saola in Hong Kong, China August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Marine Weather

Super Typhoon Soala Heads Towards Hong Hong

BEIJING/ HONG KONG Aug 31 (Reuters) – China issued its highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more

August 31, 2023
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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain.
Offshore

Orsted’s $2.3 Billion Hit is Latest Setback for America’s Offshore Wind Industry

(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S’s potential $2.3 billion impairment on its US projects is just the latest in a string of recent setbacks for the nascent US

August 30, 2023
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Police block the entrance to the beach on Belleair Causeway amidst rain and gusts caused by Hurricane Idalia in Clearwater, Florida, U.S., August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Shipping

Kinder Morgan Reports Minimal Damage Due to Idalia

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Kinder Morgan on Wednesday said its Port Manatee, Port Sutton and Tampaplex terminals in Florida sustained minimal damage due to

August 30, 2023
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Vessels are seen as they await inspection under the Black Sea Grain Initiative, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, in the southern anchorage of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey December 11, 2022. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo
Shipping

Russia and Turkey to Discuss Alternative to Black Sea Deal

Aug 30 (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan will discuss a proposal by Moscow for an alternative to

August 30, 2023
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Jane McAllister works a LNG-fueled ZIM containership
Shipbuilding

McAllister’s New Tier IV Tug Arrives in Virginia

McAllister’s new Tier IV tug Jane McAllister has arrived at its new homeport at the Port of Virginia. Built by Washburn & Doughty in East Boothbay,

August 30, 2023
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The 'Yemen' replacement tanker with the FSO Safer in the background. Photo: Boskalis
Shipping

UN Says Critical Work Still Needed on FSO Safer

After Years of Preparation, UN-Led Operation Prevents Worst-Case Scenario Environmental Disaster off Yemen; Additional Funding Required to Complete Cleanup

August 30, 2023
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
The crew of USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) departs Palau on an expeditionary patrol, March 28, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
Shipping

U.S. Coast Guard to Enforce Maritime Regulations in Palau Waters

The United States and the Republic of Palau have entered into an agreement that grants U.S. Coast Guard the authority to unilaterally enforce maritime

August 29, 2023
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The FSO Safer pictured off the coast of Yemen. Photo courtesy David Gressly
Shipping

SMIT Salvage Team Departs FSO Safer in Yemen Following Successful Oil Removal Operation

SMIT Salvage has wrapped up its work on board the decaying FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen. The milestone comes after the UN-led team successfully removed

August 29, 2023
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The world’s first green methanol fueled container ship has bunkered in the Port of Rotterdam, taking on OCI HyFuels green methanol for the final leg of its maiden voyage. Photo credit: OCI Global
Shipping

Maersk Marks First European Green Methanol Bunkering in Rotterdam

COPENHAGEN, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The port of Rotterdam has for the first time refuelled a methanol-powered container ship as

August 29, 2023
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Hurricanes Idalia and Franklin captured by NOAA's GOES West satellite, August 29, 2023. Photo: NOAA
Marine Weather

Record Warm Waters Providing ‘Rocket Fuel’ for Idalia’s Rapid Intensification

By Kendra Pierre-Louis and Brian K Sullivan (Bloomberg) — Hurricane Idalia, now a Category 1 storm, is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf

August 29, 2023
Total Views: 1170

Monday, August 28, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting
Shipping

Kremlin Plays Down Significance of Second Vessel Passing via Ukraine’s Black Sea Corridor

MOSCOW, Aug 28 (Reuters) – The passage of a second ship from Ukraine along a temporary Black Sea corridor has nothing to do with the

August 28, 2023
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